Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key()
In find_asymmetric_key(), if all NULLs are passed in the id_{0,1,2} arguments, the kernel will first emit WARN but then have an oops because id_2 gets dereferenced anyway.
Add the missing id_2 check and move WARN_ON() to the final else branch to avoid duplicate NULL checks.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 21, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified